A new generation of New Towns – important but not a silver bullet
In the first blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Fiona Howie sets out the importance…
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Why all new homes must minimise noise and light pollution
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that all new housing developments must…
Planning with purpose
Where’s the plan, the vision – the story, if you like – for England (and Britain)? It’s been a leading…
The economics of failure
It is a crucial moment for our collective survival. In this blog, first published in the March – April edition…
Thermal comfort for all homes
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that all new housing developments must…
Winners of The Pineapple for Healthy Homes announced
Launched in 2019 by The Developer in partnership with Design Council, The Pineapples awards are unique in seeking to celebrate…
New guidance for embedding health and wellbeing into the design coding
Quality of Life Foundation has released new guidance, Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing, which has been developed in partnership with…
Unlocking affordable and secure homes
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes principles that all new housing…
Healthy Homes award category – shortlisted schemes
Six housing schemes gave presentations for the new Healthy Homes category of the Pineapples Awards The newly launched ‘Healthy Homes’…
New research highlights pathways to high-quality housing in disadvantaged communities
Disadvantaged communities routinely put up with poorly designed housing development. But it doesn’t need to be this way.A new study…
The NPPF and Ebenezer Howard’s inconvenient legacy
As we face another year of radical planning reform, Howard’s genius for imagining a compassionate future remains a demanding inspiration,…
New planning for flood risk training resources launched
New modules have been added to the planning for flood risk e-learning hub.
